Yearly Archives: 1999

ZAMBIA’S opposition United Party for National Development has asked President Frederick Chiluba to explain why foreign planes are seen in Zambezi and Solwezi at odd hours. The UPND Lusaka Province chairman Joseph Chilengi said despite United Nations sanctions against Jonas Savimbi and his rebel Unita movement, Unita officials are seen in Zambia. “The truth is […]

SOUTH Africa’s Natalie Grandin qualified for the semifinal of the girls’ singles at the Australian Hardcourt International junior championships in Melbourne on Thursday. Grandin beat Australian Melissa Dowse 7-5, 6-4 in a quarterfinal match. Grandin’s doubles partner and fellow South African Nicole Rencken went down to sixth seed Katherine Basternakova 2-6, 2-6. However, Rencken and […]

BRITAIN will help the Southern African Development Community assess the feasability of a free trade agreement with the European Union, the British High Commission said on Tuesday. “The aim is to provide SADC with clear advice and recommendations for a consistent and coherent trade policy for the year 2000 and beyond,” the High Commission said […]

FORMER Dusi champion John Edmonds took an early, slim lead in the Powerade Dusi Canoe Marathon after an exciting first stage on Thursday. Edmonds gained the lead with five minutes to the finish to clock 3:18:32. For most of the morning favourite Wayne Volek, Kelby Murray and Cape paddler Martin Dreyer vied for the lead. […]

THE average hotel room and bed occupancy rates have been increasing since July 1998 with the average hotel room occupancy rate for November 1998 increasing by 2,6% compared with November 1997. Increases were reported in 5 of the 9 provinces. The largest increases were reflected by the Free State Province where room occupancy rose 11,4% […]

A HUMAN rights group in Swaziland on Wednesday expressed grave concern about a new law introduced by King Mswati III giving traditional chiefs sweeping powers. The controversial law, enacted last month without parliamentary debate, could threaten national unity and turn people against the chiefs, said the Human Rights Association of Swaziland’s Joshua Mzizi. The Swazi […]

MALAWI’S inflation rate has shot up to 51,2%, prompting a run on bank interests rates. Charles Chuka, a senior official at the country’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of Malawi, says the inflation rate was prompted by the mid-August fall in the external value of the kwacha which led to increases in fuel prices and […]

THE real value of building plans passed has continued to show a declining trend since the second half of 1996, falling by 11,6% in the first eleven months of 1998, the latest release from Statistics South Africa on Wednesday indicates. The real value of plans fell by R1,8-billion to R13,7-billion compared with the same period […]

GOVERNMENT is due to issue a discussion paper in June on electronic commerce — e-commerce — in an attempt to bring commercial law up to date with developments in e-commerce technology and practice. The paper will propose legal and regulatory guidelines for e-commerce and to promote technology. The discussion paper is the first step in […]